Dumbass Matt Damon keeps talking The Downsizing premiere happened last night in LA. Matt Damon wasn’t there. Matt Damon hasn’t been generating a lot of great press lately. Coincidence or conspiracy? Maybe he was never expected at the premiere. Maybe he was never going to begin with, or had prior commitments. But the By Lainey • Dec 19, 2017 01:25 pm
Top Reads When Matt Damon talks… Between Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, usually it’s Ben Affleck who’s the f-ckup, right? We know Ben to be the sloppy one. His personal life is all drama and he swings between comebacks and messes. Matt Damon, on the other hand, has enjoyed a much better reputation. He’ By Lainey • Dec 15, 2017 10:33 am
Top Reads Rose McGowan calls out Ben Affleck Ben Affleck released a statement yesterday about the Harvey Weinstein situation. And then Rose McGowan called him a liar: @benaffleck “GODDAMNIT! I TOLD HIM TO STOP DOING THAT” you said that to my face. The press conf I was made to go to after assault. You lie.— rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan) By Lainey • Oct 11, 2017 11:18 am
Ben Affleck Ben’s back in New York Ben Affleck was in New York this weekend to spend time with Lindsay Shookus. Apparently he was at SNL studios on Saturday night for the show but did not attend the after-party. SNL was criticised this weekend for not addressing the Harvey Weinstein situation. While Ben, who has worked closely By Lainey • Oct 10, 2017 12:51 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews TIFF Review: Downsizing Alexander Payne follows up his pair of family dramas with Downsizing, a movie that doesn’t quite know what it is. I would like to ask Payne if the attraction of Downsizing was REALLY the material, or was it playing around with the various technology required to make it, from By Sarah • Sep 12, 2017 11:12 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Downsizing is about shrink rays?! Alexander Payne is an Oscar regular. He’s one of those filmmakers who gets instant consideration, thanks to films like About Schmidt, The Descendants, and Nebraska. (His best movie is still Election.) And he’s back in contention this year with Downsizing, starring Matt Damon—also Oscar-friendly—Kristen Wiig, and By Sarah • Aug 30, 2017 11:28 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Matt Damon vs. The Mob I didn’t really have an impression of George Clooney’s new film, Suburbicon. I knew Matt Damon was in it, I knew Joel and Ethan Coen co-wrote the script (with Clooney and his partner, Grant Heslov). But other than that, it wasn’t really on my radar. Well, the By Sarah • Jul 27, 2017 11:59 am
BFFs Thor makes scrambled eggs I was about to say this is a bizarre marketing gimmick, Chris Hemsworth making scrambled eggs at the Grand Prix of Monaco but… I’m writing about it. And Tag Heuer isn’t paying me so I guess it worked? You’re looking at Thor in a chef’s hat By Lainey • May 30, 2017 01:09 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession The Clooneys in London and Vegas Amal Clooney stepped out in London today to give a speech on war crimes in Syria and Iraq at Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, telling the room that: “Not one ISIS militant has faced trial for international crimes anywhere in the world… Why is it that nothing By Lainey • Mar 29, 2017 03:20 pm
Top Reads Ben Affleck’s big brother hug Ben Affleck was very emotional last night when Casey Affleck won the Oscar. He kissed and hugged his little brother. He was teary-eyed in the audience during Casey’s acceptance speech. Ben Affleck gives his brother Casey Affleck a big hug and a kiss for winning Best Actor at the By Lainey • Feb 27, 2017 04:25 pm
Oscars 2017 Oscar Host Jimmy Kimmel The rules have changed. Throw out the playbook. The Oscars will never be the same ever again. So it’s fitting that Jimmy Kimmel was the host. Because what do we say about the Oscar hosts every year? “Ugh, they were boring.” “God, where did they even go? I forgot By Duana • Feb 27, 2017 04:52 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Matt Damon in The Great Wall IGN reported yesterday that The Great Wall is Matt Damon’s “worst wide release box office opening weekend since 2011” but that the film is “one of his better performing films worldwide”. This is the craziest movie I have seen since Jupiter Ascending, which is saying something because that movie By Sarah • Feb 22, 2017 12:32 pm
Matt Damon Intro for February 20, 2017 Dear Gossips, Ten years ago back in 2007, Eddie Murphy was the presumed frontrunner to win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his work in Dreamgirls. During the Oscar voting period, however, he was promoting a movie called Norbit, wearing a fat suit. The Norbit posters were everywhere. And then By Lainey • Feb 20, 2017 09:12 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Clooney Twins 2017: the announcement Vox posted an article yesterday after it was confirmed that Amal and George Clooney are expecting twins comparing Amal’s “announcement” to Beyoncé’s, and how each woman’s pregnancy announcement style reflected their respective approaches to celebrity. Many of you have tweeted or emailed me about how Amal and By Lainey • Feb 10, 2017 12:03 pm
Boy Sh-t Golden Globes Boy Sh-t Gossip is fueled by girl sh-t and boy sh-t. It’s the best sh-t. This is my favourite story to come out of the Golden Globes. This story has everything: pettiness, ego, manners, beards, and dramatic exits. And it involves multiple celebrities. According to PEOPLE: Despite his three daughters sharing By Lainey • Jan 10, 2017 12:03 pm
Golden Globes 2017 Winona Ryder: Globes nostalgia Winona Ryder’s dress for the Golden Globes was custom Viktor & Rolf. I’m surprised. I’m surprised she didn’t wear Marc Jacobs. I’m not surprised it’s black. I am also not surprised that it’s a nothing black dress, totally a whatever. Winona Ryder isn’ By Lainey • Jan 09, 2017 07:47 am
